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Title
Date
Collection
Series
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Floodgate I
, 1964
Record number
cm001466
Title
Floodgate I
Date
1964 - 1965
Medium
oil
Support
hardboard
Dimensions
909 x 763 mm
Inscriptions
McCahon '64 '65
(ballpoint pen, l.l.);
Colin McCahon.
/
FLOODGATE I
/
1964 1965
(on reverse)
Collection
Private collection
Notes
During this period, McCahon was experimenting with a number of commercial oil and water-based paints. In some cases, he mixed these with artists' oil colours. The exact nature of the medium can be difficult to determine.